<p><em>SARASOTA</em> - Olajuwon Butler, convicted of shooting a 20-year-old in a feud between rival groups, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. </p><p>Butler, now 19, was found guilty of second-degree murder with a firearm in November for shooting at a truck, killing Hakeem Murray, who was a member of a rival Newtown group in 2011.</p><p>During the sentencing hearing, Murray's family told the judge about the loss of their loved one and their continuing fear of violence.</p><p>After Butler's trial, the home of a state's witness who testified against him was the target of a drive-by shooting. A court bailiff walked the Murray family to their car after Friday's sentencing.</p><p>Butler's father, two of his aunts and a volunteer chaplain at the jail pleaded during the hearing for Circuit Judge Donna Berlin's to show mercy.</p><p>“Both families have expressed pain for each other, which is unusual,” Berlin said, noting that one family had lost a son to violence and Butler's family was losing him to prison.</p><p>“Unfortunately, what the court has seen is an act of revenge,” Berlin said.</p><p>State sentencing guidelines recommended 25 years. Berlin followed prosecutors' request for 30 years in prison, with 25 years mandatory.</p><p>Seventeen at the time of the shooting, Butler will be in his 40s when he is released.</p><p>“I'm more concerned about protecting the community,” Berlin said in response to calls for mercy.</p>